Critter Science

The Tarzan Chameleon

11 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

The Tarzan chameleon, aka Tarzan’s chameleon, hails only from central eastern Madagascar. They prefer the fragmented forest habitats outside of Tarzanville, Province Moramanga, Madagascar. Sadly, these chameleons are

The Amazing Millipede

10 January, 2024
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The millipede gets their name from the Latin mille, meaning “thousand”, and pes, meaning “foot”. They are found on all continents, sans Antarctica. A funny fact is that, until 2020, there were no documented

The Otter Civet

9 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The otter civet, aka otterzivette, Sunda otter civet, and cibeta nutria – to name a few, can be found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are a semi-aquatic viverrid (Old World civet). They prefer lowland primary forests, secondary forests, bamboo forests, and logged forests. These

The Haddock

8 January, 2024
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The haddock is a member of the true cod family. They can be found primarily in the north Atlantic Ocean. They are a heavily fished species, predominantly in northern Europe. Unfortunately, these aquatic residents are being

The Spotted Turtle

5 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

The spotted turtle is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that hails from Canada and the eastern United States. They prefer marshes, flooded forests, wet meadows, bogs, and woodland stream habitats. Unfortunately, these little

The Itatiaia Highland Frog

4 January, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The Itatiaia highland frog is a small frog species native only to the Itatiaia Mountains of Brazil. These anurans prefer to dwell in leaves, mulch, and stones in sparse forests, open grasslands, and even in burrows. Sadly, due

The Porbeagle Shark

3 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The porbeagle shark is a species of mackerel shark (in the same family as great whites and others) that can be found in the frigid and temperate ocean waters of the North Atlantic and in the Southern Hemisphere. With facing

The Western Gorilla

2 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The western gorilla can only be found in forests, tropical jungles, lowland swamps, and secondary forests in western Central Africa. More specifically they dwell in Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Gabon,

The Yellowfin Tuna

1 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The yellowfin tuna, aka ahi (although that is more related to the bigeye tuna) or albacore (which is a misnaming as albacore are a separate species altogether) are epipelagic (part of the oceanic zone into which enough light

The Speedy Topi

29 December, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The topi (pronounced toh-pee) hails from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. They prefer semi-deserts, savannas, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa. These critters face the threats of